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Juanma Rodríguez: “We want to renew almost the entire team because if this group is maintained, great things can be done”

Juanma Rodríguez was the protagonist this Tuesday on 7 TV Málaga. The sports director spoke of the success achieved by the Los Guindos club, which was proclaimed Cup champion last Sunday in Badalona.

Juanma recalled the difficulty of the path that the team had to achieve the title. “It is the first Cup that I remember in which Real Madrid and Barça arrived very well. Other times there was always one of the two with doubts. Maybe they were winning their matches too easily, without competing, and that didn’t help them. We arrived with a high competitive level and winning the first game gave us a lot of confidence. Against Real Madrid we played a great game and against Tenerife we ​​knew how to compete, coming back 10 points. “This team has an identity, a soul and that is essential. We have a group of players that have fit in perfectly. We asked a lot about each player in the summer so they could tell us how they were in their personal treatment. The good thing about this team is that a day is one and another is another,” he explained.

Regarding the planning work for next season, Rodríguez assured that the club has clear ideas. “We want to renew almost the entire team. I don’t know how all the talks will end. One of the things I’m liking the most is that when we talk to someone who wants to stay next season, they ask if the other teammates are going to stay. If this group is maintained, very nice things can be done. They have gotten along very well, with Ibon there is a very good vibe. There are many things that have united the group. One day Ibon told them to put on a piece of paper how many minutes they wanted to play and when they did the math it was impossible. They went out for many minutes. So he told them that some days they would play some more and other days, others. And they have understood that and Ibon has managed it like a charm”.

Own names

Regarding proper names, he spoke of Alberto Diaz, team captain and flagship of this squad. “Alberto Díaz has one more year on his contract and has an exit clause. The best thing that can happen to a club is that the other teams love your players. That means you have a very good team. Our job is to convince them with the project. He’s a guy who needs examples like him for young people. He’s delighted with the team and with his teammates and has much less pressure than before”.

respect to Augusto Limainjured until January 2024, Juanma hinted that his renewal is assured: “I refer to the words of López Nieto when he was injured. He said of Augusto that” he is one of ours “. White and in bottle. He is delighted. His continuity will not be a problem for him or for us,” he concluded.

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